19:50 Warwick

Andy Holding's Selection (19:50 Warwick)

OCEANS RED (NAP) (best price 6-4) a clocked a set of numbers far removed for a horse of his grade at Bangor last time out and providing he returns to action anywhere near close to the same level of form, Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerrieo’s gelding will be very difficult to beat.

Upped in trip to three miles for the first time at the Welsh venue, the son of Yorgunnabelucky was always going well in what turned out to be a strongly run affair and once assuming command coming out of the back straight, his toiling rivals were just purely play things in the final half a mile. Winning with his ears pricked, the six-year-old still ran the final circuit quicker than the 119-rated Cenotice - who landed the two-mile handicap chase an hour earlier - so based on that data, a slight hike in the ratings barely scratches the surface. Just to advertise how good the race was for a Class 5 0-105 handicap, even the sixth horse home that day, Ajay’s Ways, has managed to score since despite getting thrashed 47 lengths, and with his favourable good ground here this evening also offering more caused for optimism, it would be a bitter disappointment to all concerned if this lightly-raced chestnut couldn’t take care of tonight’s opposition.

19:45 Saturday

George Gamble's Selection for Liverpool vs Tottenham

I went with this exact pick in the Villarreal match but few expected Liverpool to go missing in the first half. However, they return to Premier League action this weekend as they welcome Champions League chasing Tottenham Hotspur to Anfield.

Of the four wins they’ve achieved at home against sides in the top half, all of them have seen fewer than five goals. I’m expecting both defences to be tested but both have been rock solid lately with Liverpool keeping clean sheets in eight of their last nine matches on home soil and Antonio Conte’s men seeing shutouts in all of their last three away league games.

However, the visitors have an absolutely torrid record against Liverpool at Anfield. I also feel that considering neither of these two sides can afford to slip up that it could be a tentative affair early doors. But ultimately, Liverpool have far too much quality, cunning and ruthlessness not to win this one in the end.

I’ll once again take Liverpool to win with fewer than five goals being scored for a point.